FNUS73 KFGF 131300 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAND...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 800 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 25 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SKY WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION TIME...THEN CLEAR OFF AFTER 2 PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800-6400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........22 27 30 33 35 34 32 29 26 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 61 65 68 70 72 73 74 74 73 RH..............50 41 34 33 31 29 27 27 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........19 15 13 12 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............72 65 59 56 53 50 RH..............25 38 51 58 69 83 20 FT WIND......W 15 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7400-8400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 17 19 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............52 67 76 78 RH..............74 40 24 22 20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 NW 4G5 NW 6G10 NW 8G10 $$ FORECASTER...HOPPES REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120513.STRAN.01/FGF